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Politweets | Issue 21

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Winston are you okay, are you okay, are you okay, Winston? Poetic. Tragic. Ouch. That’s the real Asenati, too. Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 21

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Carys Goodwin

DISCLOSURE: Carys is a Green Party hack who is hardcore hacking it up for the election. But don’t worry – she has a few National Party friends who don’t hesitate to send in angsty letters to the editor when she strays too far into shill territory. In David Cunliffe’s ideal government there Read more...

Another year, another trophy for the All Blacks

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Daniel Lormans

To the predictably triumphant rugby desk where the World Champion All Blacks have locked away the Bledisloe Cup for the 12th year in a row with Richie and the boys setting some new records along the way. Their haul of 51 points at Eden Park was a record against the Wallabies, our man Aaron Smith Read more...

Watching for madness at the movies

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Josie Cochrane

A new study carried out at the University of Otago‘s Wellington campus has named ten of the best movies that they recommend medical students view in order to facilitate self-directed learning in psychiatry. Lead author Nick Wilson says that there is significant international literature on Read more...

Government still wants you to stop smoking

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Nina Harrap

October has been christened “Stoptober,” as the government pushes to implement a new anti-smoking campaign. According to a recent press statement, “the campaign, funded by the Ministry of Health’s Pathway to Smokefree New Zealand 2025 Innovation Fund, aims to generate 43,000 quit attempts, with 10 Read more...

Otago Students win National Brand Challenge

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Laura Munro

Four students from the University of Otago have successfully taken away first prize in the New Zealand Brand Challenge. Run by the New Zealand Marketing Association, the competition involved six universities from across New Zealand. Taylor Wheeler, Josie Cochrane, Ryan Edgar and Logan Edgar were all Read more...

Endangered Dunedin fish eaten by hungry trout

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Anna Whyte

Native Dunedin freshwater fish are enduring delays in their protection programme by the Department of Conservation, even though they are acutely and chronically threatened. The non-migratory Eldon’s Galaxias, a subspecies of the Galaxiid family that is native to New Zealand, has been declining due Read more...

Otago University I.T.S. members no longer have hair

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Two members of the University of Otago’s ITS Service Desk team have had their faces shaved by a blind man to support the Cancer Society’s annual Daffodil Day fundraiser. Customer Service Representatives David Steer and James Inger had their faces shaved by their blind colleague Simon Fogarty last Read more...

Proctology | Issue 21

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Once again, the Proctor has had reports of misbehaviour at the Botanic Gardens in recent weeks; there have been two particularly large groups who have been caught drinking in the gardens. The Proctor said that one group swiftly left the gardens once Campus Watch arrived, but the other group was Read more...

Execrable | Issue 21

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Laura Munro

To kick off the meeting, apologies were made on behalf of Hamish Barker, who had to leave the meeting early due to other commitments. Welfare Officer Payal Ramritu was also unable to attend due to car troubles. OUSA’s affiliation with the Justice in Palestine group was first discussed. The Read more...

Dunedin City Council at centre of $1.5 million fraud investigation

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Emily Draper

The Dunedin City Council has been left reeling after a $1.5 million fraud scheme was uncovered within the council’s Citifleet department earlier this month. The alleged fraud involved $1.5 million of missing proceeds from the sale of 152 council cars. According to Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull, the Read more...

Dunedin students snow how to party

Posted 1:47pm Thursday 28th August 2014 by Steph Taylor

Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium was the venue for the first Indoor Winch Jam held on Saturday 23 August. The event, which showcased snowboarding and skiing talent, involved snowboarders and skiers being towed by a winch on to a snow jump. The alcohol-free event had no charge for entry. Two Read more...

Home away from home or really expensive prison?

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Following reports from past and present students from the University of Otago Halls of Residence, Critic has spoken to numerous parties to address complaints regarding hall life. A number of students have reported to Critic that their time at their hall is “cliquey,” “lonely” and “not safe Read more...

Greatest hits / Greatest shits | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Greatest HitWithout a doubt, Greatest Hit this week goes to Nicky Hager, who has created what can only be described as a “shitstorm” in response to the publication of his new book. Prior to its release, the hilarious Twitter speculation alone was enough to warrant it this prized award; but Dirty Read more...

Politweets | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Nice. Probably. I don't know but we definitely should. Poor Col. Read more...

Critic Tackles Election Year | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Since I’ve already featured an article in which I followed Clare Curran around for an afternoon, I figured it was only fair to take a look at two of the other people vying for the spot: Hamish Walker of the National Party and Shane Gallagher of the Greens. Initially, I was hoping to host a debate Read more...

A Season of Fire and Ice: The Game of Premier League Thrones

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Daniel Lormans

This week we go to the Weirwood and Valyrian steel football desk where over the past few years our two favourite things to illegally stream online have been HBO’s violent, softcore-pornography drama, Game of Thrones, and the less violent but equally awesome male soap-opera that is the English Read more...

Dunedin-destined Drugs; Prison-destined student

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Anna Whyte

A 21-year-old male student from Otago Polytechnic has been charged with importing class A and class B controlled drugs. The recent drug haul, which found LSD and MDMA (ecstasy) on Monday 11 August, had an estimated value of between $3,000 and $7,000 for the LSD and approximately $50,000 for the Read more...

Unaccounted leave leaves accountant unaccounted for

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Bella Macdonald

A former University of Otago student has been removed as a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants after giving false medical certificates to his former workplace and a fake reference to a recruitment company. At his hearing on 5 August 2014, Simon Michael Collins was Read more...

Toroa College blowing the budget even more

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Steph Taylor

Toroa College’s recent upgrade and expansion has gone over budget by even more than previously reported, with the total cost of the refurbishment now being over budget by almost $1 million. As previously found, the extreme difference in cost was recorded as being an error in the estimated cost. Read more...